Donald Trump explains what was going on in THAT iconic G7 photo with Germany’s Angela Merkel
Photo showing a determined German chancellor standing up to an intransigent US president appears destined for the history books
US President Donald Trump said he and German Chancellor Angela Merkel were waiting for a final draft of a joint statement by G7 leaders when an iconic photograph was taken over the weekend showing the two leaders in what appeared to be a confrontation.
“We finished the meeting, really, everybody was happy, and I agreed to sign something,” Trump told reporters at a news conference following his summit with Kim Jong-un in Singapore.
“I asked for changes. I demanded changes. And in fact, those changes were made. That picture was, we were waiting for the document.
“Actually, we were just talking – the whole group – about something unrelated to everything, very friendly.”
The picture (and many memes) have since gone viral on the internet, and Trump raised it himself at the news conference after he was asked about his relationship with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
The image, which drew comparisons to a Baroque painting, shows Merkel standing at the centre of the frame leaning across a table before a seated Trump, his arms crossed in defiance.
